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Best Of British Beer Awards
2007 saw the first year of the Best of British Beer Awards run jointly by Cask Marque and the Daily Telegraph, supported by our trade media partner The Morning Advertiser.
The Daily Telegraph ran a four-week campaign to encourage cask ale drinkers to vote for their favourite cask ale.
Only Cask Marque award-winning outlets were used as polling stations.
During a seven-day period, £1 off vouchers were available in the Daily Telegraph, which were redeemed in participating Cask Marque polling stations.
The country was split into 10 regions and votes were counted by region to give 10 regional champions. The Daily Telegraph produced a four page supplement covering the results of the promotion.
Over 2,000 pubs participated in the competition and each region produced a 1st, 2nd and 3rd most popular beer.
These are shown below.
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| Central |
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South West |
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| 1st |
Marston's Pedigree |
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1st |
St Austell Tribute |
| 2nd |
Greene King Abbot Ale |
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2nd |
St Austell Tinners |
| 3rd |
Timothy Taylor Landlord |
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3rd |
St Austell HSD |
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| East of England |
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Scotland |
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| 1st |
Greene King IPA |
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1st |
Deuchars IPA |
| 2nd |
Greene King Abbot Ale |
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2nd |
Caledonian 80 Shillings |
| 3rd |
Adnams Broadside |
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3rd |
Greene King Abbot Ale |
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| North West & Isle of Man |
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South & South East |
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| 1st |
Timothy Taylor Landlord |
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Harveys Best Bitter |
| 2nd |
Okells |
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2nd |
London Pride |
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Black Sheep Bitter |
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3rd |
Ringwood Best Bitter |
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| London |
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Wales & West |
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| 1st |
London Pride |
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1st |
Wadworth 6x |
| 2nd |
Harveys Best Bitter |
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2nd |
Brains Bitter |
| 3rd |
Greene King Abbot Ale |
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3rd |
Marston's Pedigree |
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| North East |
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Yorkshire |
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| 1st |
Black Sheep Bitter |
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Timothy Taylor Landlord |
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Theakstons Old Peculier |
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Black Sheep Bitter |
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Theakstons Best Bitter |
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3rd |
John Smiths Cask |
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Cask Marque stands for:
- Excellence in the service of cask ale.
- Awarded to the licensee rather than to the pub.
- Jointly funded by brewers and retailers.
- Inspections made twice a year.
- "Quality in all areas is becoming increasingly important. We welcome any initiative that aims to drive the quality of the product the customer drinks. Cask Marque certainly delivers this in terms of real ale."
Francis Patton Customer Services Director, Punch Taverns
- "The Bii fully supports the work of Cask Marque in helping deliver high quality and refreshing beer to customers. Many of our members are holders of the Cask Marque Award, and see this achievement as a key point in helping them to improve their business performance."
John McNamara, Chief Executive, British Institute of Innkeeping
- "CAMRA sees quality as a vital factor in increasing the popularity of cask beer and warmly welcomes the Cask Marque initiative as a positive way of tackling the issue problem."
Paula Waters, Chairman of CAMRA
Look out for the Cask Marque Plaque. This guarantees beer quality in the outlet and the opportunity to TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.
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